Senate Debates Hoover Tariff Commission Nominee Brossard
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate press attack on Edger B. Brossard to head the tariff commission while confirming other appointees. Four members including Chairman Fletcher were confirmed. Lincoln Dixon awaits consideration. Debate continues with Reed defending Brossard and Meyer to follow for the Federal Reserve post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hoover
Tariff Commission
Edger B. Brossard
Commission
Fletcher
Lincoln Dixon
Indiana
Brossard
Reed
Pennsylvania
Robinson
Utahan
Dixon
Federal Reserve Board
Eugene Meyer
Newark
Brookhart
Iowa
Florida
Senate weighs recall of power commissioners and drought aid
Senators debated recalling three power commissioners amid a stalled president order while considering reinstatement bids for two former officers. House leaders aimed to strip a 15 million dollar food loan provision from drought relief and the Red Cross launched a 10 million dollar public appeal to address urgent drought needs. Representative Oldfield urged immediate action as war department funding also surfaced.
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Senate
Walsh
Montana
Smith
Garland and Draper
William V. King
Charles A. Russell
King
House
Red Cross
Pearl Peden Oldfield
Arkansas
War Department
Indicted in slaying of Chicago Tribune reporter
Leo V. Brothers of St. Louis was indicted for the murder of Alfred Lingle the Chicago Tribune reporter. The grand jury returned a true bill after three witnesses identified him, while Brothers denied involvement on his way to the county jail. His lawyers planned to interview his father, a barber, as they pursue defense.
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Chicago
Leo V. Brothers
St. Louis
Alfred Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Otto Svoboda
Warren Wiliams
John Stege
Brothers
Lingle
Cordell Jessen
Tyrell Krum
Louis Piquett
W. Harvey Brothers
St Louis
Roy Mickelson Shot During Police Questioning in Ellendale
Roy Mickelson, who claimed to be a Minneapolis boxer, was shot and killed by Sheriff W Crandall of Dewey County last night while being transported to Ellendale for questioning about a robbery. Crandall said Mickelson wrestled with him during the car ride.
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Ellendale
N. D
Roy Mickelson
Minneapolis
W. Crandall
Dewey County
Crandall
Mickelson
Chamber Opposes Government Operation of Muscle Shoals
The Washington chamber of commerce opposes direct government operation of the Muscle Shoals project citing economic and regional impact concerns. Local industries and business leaders weigh how federal management might affect development plans and employment.
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Washington — Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Muscle Shoals
Raskob Denies Buying the Democratic Party
John J. Raskob issued a public letter denying claims that he bought and paid for the Democratic Party. He said he endorsed the committee note, stressed he did not assume party liabilities, noted Shouse’s independent role, and explained debt reductions and fundraising. He emphasized his loyalty to Democratic principles and rejected Republican affiliation insinuations.
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Raskob
D’crat Party
Washington
Democratic National Committee
John J. Raskob
Frank R. Kent
Baltimore Sun
Kent
Jouette) Shouse
Shouse
Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Virginia
A weather summary notes Tennessee: mostly cloudy and colder tonight with fairer, colder Wednesday. Virginia: generally fair to tonight and Wednesday, colder in the north. Yesterday’s high 42, low 55, rainfall 0.16 inches. one year ago readings were 60 high and 38 low. Readings taken at 6 p.m. daily by T C Harris U.S.W.O.
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Virginia
T. C. Harris
U.S.W
Tradewind Monoplane Missing Over Azores With Hart and MacLaren
A Bermuda to Horta flight in the Tradewind, carrying Mrs. Beryl Hart and Lt. William S. MacLaren, was lost off the Azores amid poor visibility and a northeast gale. Only slim hope remains that the plane crashed on a remote Azores island. weather and high seas hinder rescue chances.
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Horta
Fayal
Azores
Beryl Hart
William S. MacLaren
Bermuda
Paris
Atlantic
Liner Garfield Receives Azores Radio Warning About Plane
The MacKay Radio Company reports a message from the liner President Garfield noting the Miguel radio station in the Azores broadcast a distress note. It said an airplane trade wind fell into the sea about 20 miles from Mosteiros Point, St Michael's Island and asked ships to keep lookout and report any sightings.
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New York
MacKay Radio Company
Garfield
Miguel
Azores
Mosteiros Point
St. Michael's Island
Island of
St. Michael
Marie Kardos Hanged in Hungarian Group Poisonings
Marie Kardos was executed by hanging in Szolnok after being convicted in the group poisoning trials. She murdered her husband and was also found guilty of killing her 22-year-old son. The case linked a midwife known as Aunt Susue Szordas to multiple murders for profit, and Kardos faced death alongside other women in the sensational trials.
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Szolnok
Hungary
Marie Kardos
Hausfrau
Horthy
Frau Kardos
Susue
Szordas
Frau Kardos Szador
Oyula
Frau Karl] Olavos
Frau Louise Oser
Appropriation Increases For Prohibition Bureau Report
The $135,739,668 supply bill for state justice labor and commerce departments includes large boosts for enforcement of prohibition and immigration laws. The prohibition bureau gets $2,369,500 for 500 extra agents, while total dry allotment reaches $11,369,000. Justice rises to $51,239,000 and labor to $13,830,000 with deportation and immigration funding up. The commerce budget stands at $53,988,000 with census cuts offset by aero nautical gains. State is $16,681,000. The bill totals come in under budget estimates but above current expenditures, with Tinkham filing a minority report.
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State, Justice, Labor and Commerce Departments
House
House Appropriations Committee
Prohibition Bureau
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Justice Department
Labor Department
Immigration Bureau
Commerce Department
Census Bureau
State Department
Smith Says 6 0 P Owes Him Apology
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith writes Senator Wagner that the Republican National Committee owes him an apology for distributing 800000 cartoon copies with a false statement. He says the cartoon text attributed to him never came from him and was signed by a Newark association admirer.
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National Committee
Lucas
Washington
Alfred E. Smith
Wagner
New York
Republican National Committee
Robert H. Lucas
Senate Campaign Funds Committee
Nebraska
Norris
Smith
Nye
al Smith-Raskob
Joel Parker
Clara Bow Brings Throng To Court In $16,000 Theft Case
Los Angeles January 13 AP. Clara Bow the film star is to appear in superior court for the Daisy DeBoe grand theft trial. DeBoe is charged with 37 counts of theft involving $16,000 from Bow. Testimony will cover Bow expenditures and the Bow household spending in two years. Benjamin O Dell bank manager will recount 1 562 cancelled checks from Bow account.
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Los Angeles
Superior Court
Clara Bow
Filmland
Daisy DeBoe
Miss DeBoe
Benjamin O’dell
Hollywood
O’dell
Miss Bow
Plan for Muscle Shoals leasing heads to Senate
House conferees adopt a leasing plan for the Muscle Shoals nitrate plants that would let prospective lessors produce fertilizer and other chemicals. Senate conferees were to review the proposal later, with Norris urging production limited to fertilizer and essential by products and opponents labeling it a subsidy to an electric chemical industry.
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Washington
House
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Norris
Nebraska
Appointment Delay In Tariff Commission Action
Washington reports that Attack or Brossard delays action on his nomination to the tariff commission. The Associated Press notes the hold affects approval timelines and may shift regulatory oversight.
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Associated Press
Washington
Brossard
Tariff Commission
Belle Livingstone's Night Club Raided Again in New York
Federal agents raided Belle Livingstone's midtown salon off Park Avenue seizing liquor and arresting eight staff, while Livingstone escaped via a roof trap door and later surrendered with bail on two counts. Secretary Jean Davis criticized the raid, and an agent's identity was revealed amid the raid actions.
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New York
Belle Livingstone
Prohibition
Chicago
Park Avenue
Livingstone
Wright
Hanover
Troy
N. Y
Moglund
Both legislative bodies ready to start inquiry
Nashville Tenn January 13 The house passed a resolution for a state government investigation by unanimous vote and sent it to Governor Horton for signature The house concurred in senate amendments Speaker Fitzhugh recessed the senate to name its five members on the 12 member investigating committee
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Nashville
Tenn
House of Representatives
Henry H. Horton
House
Senate
Scott P. Fitzhugh
Senate Passes Local Bills as Amended in Tennessee Session
In Nashville on January 18 the senate approved several local measures after marking time on amendments to an investigative joint resolution. Scott Fitzhugh will appoint five senators to a committee at 3 p m. The body also concurred in a house resolution urging Congress to pass the World War bonus cash payment bill. Senator Tyler Berry proposed a constitutional interpretation limiting general assembly pay to 4 per diem and opposing legislative bonuses, with the measure deferred. Senator Durham outlined an income tax proposal of 2 percent on net income over 3,000 dollars and suggested aligning with the federal schedule. House clerk duties and a new driver license bill were discussed, along with salaries for state judges and officials set to rise on September 1, 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
House
Senate
Scott P. Fitzhugh
Tennessee
Congress
Tyler Berry
Franklin
General Assembly
J. T. Durham
Gallatin
Fitzhugh
Labor
Larsen
Anderson
Chambliss
Clarke
Clements
Cornelius
Baulkner
Graves
Monroe
John Brown
Shelby
Charles L. Cornelius
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Circuit
Criminal Court
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Horton
Ruth Angeline Hein
Cedar Lake
Ind
A. H. Farley
F. H. Creetch
PRO
Damroschs
Leopoldine Blaine Damrosch
Walter Damrosch
Sidney Coe Howeard
Damrosch
Daisy de Boe
Clara
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